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27 February 2023
Suzuki January 2023 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Apr. 2022 – Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 295,345 | 122.9% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 2,673,119 | 117.9% | |
| Japan production | 82,115 | 158.4% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | 787,498 | 116.3% | |
| Overseas production | 213,230 | 113.2% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 1,885,621 | 118.5% | |
| India | 185,952 | 115.2% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 1,607,638 | 121.3% | |
| Others | 27,278 | 100.9% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 277,983 | 104.8% | |
- *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units that include OEM units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units
- *Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants that exclude CKD units from Japan
- Japan production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic market and export. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increased production in countries including India.
India marked record high production for a single month.
Sales
| Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Apr. 2022 – Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 259,497 | 109.6% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 2,469,931 | 113.0% | |
| Japan sales | 55,767 | 124.2% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 501,752 | 111.6% | |
| Minivehicles | 45,054 | 122.5% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 416,306 | 110.4% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
10,713 | 131.9% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 85,446 | 118.1% | |
| Overseas sales | 203,730 | 106.2% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 1,968,179 | 113.4% | |
| India | 151,367 | 114.3% | Up for the first time in 2 months | 1,357,266 | 124.5% | |
| Others | 52,363 | 88.2% | Down for the second consecutive month | 610,913 | 94.6% | |
- *Minivehicle: Small-sized car unique to Japan with an overall length of 3.4m or less, an overall width of 1.48m or less, an overall height of 2m or less, and an engine displacement of 660cc or less.
- *Standard and small vehicle: Car that exceeds the above minivehicle specification.
- *India: Indian domestic wholesales figures.
- Japan sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales. - Overseas sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales in countries such as India, etc.
India marked record high sales for January.
Exports
| Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Apr. 2022 – Jan. 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 20,047 | 147.3% | Up for the first time in two months | 192,320 | 116.5% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production of vehicles for areas including Europe.